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Carrots · Jul 11, 2005, 6:43 AM

I know this has been done to death, but I like it for this pic.

Any comments / suggestions would be appreciated.

Carrots · Jul 11, 2005, 6:58 AM

And the original. (directly from camera, denoised and cropped)

lLISCOOL · Jul 11, 2005, 9:08 AM

maybe it is just my screen but i can hardly see anything because it is so dark.

Carrots · Jul 11, 2005, 10:02 AM

The original is very dark, thats why I increased the saturation a bit, and adjusted the curves just a little bit as well. The edited pic (#1) is still very dark. But that was the intention. I can make out the details on my monitor though.

Tom Overton · Jul 11, 2005, 10:34 AM

There is a lot of nice detail in this shot, but it's almost impossible to see. If that was your intention, then it works.

It doesn't take much to bring out the details here; the exposure is low, but all the detail is there... some levels, (say, maybe pull the whitepoint down to around 115)maybe a contrast mask, and this could really pop. I can't tell from your EXIF which camera you are using, but it does handle low light quite well.

Regards,

Tom, on Point Pelee, Canada
http://tomoverton.myphotoalbum.com

Carrots · Jul 11, 2005, 10:57 AM

Its a S2,and I ran theimage through NeatImage.The thing is, this was not so low light. This was more like dusk. I was playing around with the apperature, ISO, and shutterspeed. I thought these were too dark when I reviewed on the LCD, but back on the computer I liked how it looked more than the brighter ones.

Thanks for comments.

Carrots · Jul 13, 2005, 7:32 AM

Here is a ligther version. Moved the white point to 170 in levels.

Tom Overton · Jul 13, 2005, 1:35 PM

That's a lot better... there is enought detail for us to make out the compostion. You probably like your original better, but you have the advantage of knowing what the scene was. For the rest of us, we need a little help.

Tom, on Point Pelee, Canada
http://tomoverton.myphotoalbum.com

rjseeney · Jul 13, 2005, 3:50 PM

There is good detail in the flower, but the image is just too dark to hold my attention. The center of the flower is almost invisible...it seems as if there is nothing holding the flower together. I appreciate the attempt at trying something different when photographing flowers.

lLISCOOL · Jul 14, 2005, 9:59 AM

wow! what a difference. Nice Picture.

Jul 11, 2005, 6:58 AM	#2
Carrots Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 377	And the original. (directly from camera, denoised and cropped) Attached Images

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Carrots Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 377	Here is a ligther version. Moved the white point to 170 in levels. Attached Images

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Jul 11, 2005, 6:43 AM	#1
Carrots Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 377	I know this has been done to death, but I like it for this pic. Any comments / suggestions would be appreciated. Attached Images

Jul 11, 2005, 9:08 AM	#3
lLISCOOL Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25	maybe it is just my screen but i can hardly see anything because it is so dark.

Jul 11, 2005, 10:02 AM	#4
Carrots Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 377	The original is very dark, thats why I increased the saturation a bit, and adjusted the curves just a little bit as well. The edited pic (#1) is still very dark. But that was the intention. I can make out the details on my monitor though.

Jul 11, 2005, 10:34 AM	#5
Tom Overton Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,458	There is a lot of nice detail in this shot, but it's almost impossible to see. If that was your intention, then it works. It doesn't take much to bring out the details here; the exposure is low, but all the detail is there... some levels, (say, maybe pull the whitepoint down to around 115)maybe a contrast mask, and this could really pop. I can't tell from your EXIF which camera you are using, but it does handle low light quite well. Regards, Tom, on Point Pelee, Canada http://tomoverton.myphotoalbum.com

Jul 11, 2005, 10:57 AM	#6
Carrots Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 377	Its a S2,and I ran theimage through NeatImage.The thing is, this was not so low light. This was more like dusk. I was playing around with the apperature, ISO, and shutterspeed. I thought these were too dark when I reviewed on the LCD, but back on the computer I liked how it looked more than the brighter ones. Thanks for comments.

Jul 13, 2005, 1:35 PM	#8
Tom Overton Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,458	That's a lot better... there is enought detail for us to make out the compostion. You probably like your original better, but you have the advantage of knowing what the scene was. For the rest of us, we need a little help. Tom, on Point Pelee, Canada http://tomoverton.myphotoalbum.com

Jul 13, 2005, 3:50 PM	#9
rjseeney Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Taylor Mill, Kentucky Posts: 2,398	There is good detail in the flower, but the image is just too dark to hold my attention. The center of the flower is almost invisible...it seems as if there is nothing holding the flower together. I appreciate the attempt at trying something different when photographing flowers.

Jul 14, 2005, 9:59 AM	#10
lLISCOOL Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25	wow! what a difference. Nice Picture.